Court remands Benue doctor in prison for allegedly revealing patient’s information online

A Benue State Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi the Benue State capital has remanded a medical doctor, Kadev Kenneth Kelvin, at the Federal Correctional facility in Makurdi over alleged cyber stalking.

Dr Kadev, in a Facebook comment on March 12, 2023, had revealed that he stitched the l@cerated an¥s of the Benue State publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bemgba Iortyom, after he was sôdomiz£d in Abuja prison in 2017.

The first information report of the police reads; “On the 13/03/2023, a criminal petition was received by the Commissioner of Police written by D.K Iorhemba and Co as Barrister and Solicitors on behalf of Bemgba Iortyom, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Benue State, stating that one Kadev Kenneth Kelvin, a Medical Doctor who works at Kadev Health Systems Services of No.9 opposite Holy Covenant, Otukpo Road, Makurdi.

It continued, “the above Doctor made d@maging comments on Bemgba on the 12/03/2023 at about 1300hrs, on Facebook stating that, when Kadev Kenneth Kelvin was chatting with one Gabriel Terungwa Shange, he chatted that, my brother, if Bemgba Iortyom wants to go dirty, just inform me, the day he found out that, I was the medical doctor that stitched his lacerated an¥s when he was sôdomiz£d in Abuja prison in 2017, he blocked me.”

During a police investigation, one Kadev Kenneth Kelvin was arrested and the statement made on Facebook was screenshot for evidence and he confessed committing the said offence. According to the police, the offence contravenes section 24(1)(a)(b)(i) of the Cyber Crimes Prohibition and Prevention Act, 2015. When the case came up, no plea was taken for want of jurisdiction.

The police prosecutor, Inspector S. O. Itodo informed the court that investigation into the matter was still in progress. He asked the court for another date to enable the prosecution to prove its case.